Combination match safe and cigarette lighter



May 4 1926.

' H. LAHNDORFF COMBINATION MATCH sun AND CIGARETTE LIGHTER Filed Nov.20, 1925 INVENTOR a ATTORNEY Patented May 4,1926. I i I p UNITED STATESPATENT "OFFICE.

Application filed November 20, 1925. Serial N0. '70,214.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY Llinnoonrr. a citizen of Germany, residing atNew York, in the county of Bronx and State of New York, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Combination Match.

Safes and Cigarette Lighters, of which the following is a specification.

The mam ob]ect of this mvention is to provide a combination match safeand 01garette igniter which has for its main object to provide such adevice for lgIlltlIlg a 01garette during wind or stormy weather, thedevice shielding the match from the wind or rain.

The above and other objects will become apparent in the descriptionbelow, in which characters of reference refer to like-named parts in thedrawing.

Referring briefly to the drawing, Figure 1 is a perspective view,showing the match safe and cigarette igniter in partly opened position.

' Figure 2 is a perspective View, showing the igniter in closedposition. I

Figure 3 is a sectional elevational view, taken on line 22 of Figure 2.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the numeral 10 indicates the ends ofa box-like structure, said sides being joined by sides 11 and topped bywalls 12 which serve as retainers for a cover. The cover consists of abox which is open atthe bottom and one of its sides 13 is provided withan opening 1a near one of its corners, Said opening being encircled by aleather ring 15. The interior of the box is separated into two chambers16 and 17 by dividing walls 18. The chamber 16 communicates with theopening 14: formed in the side 13 of the cover, and in this chamber,slightly distanced from the end wall 10, a wire mesh grill 19 ismounted. Atthe opposite end of the chamber 16, a striking medium 20 isseated on the floor 21 of the box and serves to be engaged by the heads22 of matches for igniting said matches. The roof 2 1 of the cover ofthe box-like structure has a cut-out portion formed on one of itscorners on whose edges,

hinge sleeves 25 are provided. These hinge sleeves cooperate withadditional hinge sleeves upon a trap door 26 which is adapted to beretained in the closed position by the springs 27 mounted between thehinge sleeves. The forward sidewall 28of the cover of the safe isprovided with a longitudinally recessed channel 29 at one of whose endsan off-set cut-out portion 80' is provided. I

The match safe is adapted to Serve two purposes. One of these purposesis for the safe storage of matches in the chamber 17 so as to keep themdry. The remaining chamber 16 of the match safe is adapted to permit theready ignition of cigarettes in a wind or storm. A cigarette isinsertedinto the opening 14: until it contacts with the grill 19. Thestriking plate 20, being mounted at the end opposite to the grill in thechamber 16, permits a match totravel from one end of the box to thegrill 19, and in this space of time, the match is frictionally ignitedby being brought into contact with the striking surface of the element20. The match is inserted angularly into the off-set cut-out portion 30and the trap door 26 is spread upwardly to approximately the. positionshown in Figure 3. hen the door is spread to the open or partly openposition, the match is moved along the longitudinal channel 29 to theopposite end of the chamber 16 By quickly moving the-match over thestriking surface toward the grill 19, the match is ignited atapproximately the point where it comes in contact with the grill and theperson using the device is at the same time inhaling thru the cigarette,causing the flames from the ignited match to ignite the end of thecigarette, after which the latter may be removed from the opening 14.

I claim 1. A device of the class described comprising a box-likestructure containing two compartments arranged side by side, a coverclosing said box-like structure, one of said compartments forming amatch storage chamber,the adjacent compartment being provided forigniting matches, a grill in the adjacent compartment and a strikingelement located in said compartment and spaced from the grill, a hingedtrap door in the cover adapted to be opened by the insertion of a match.

2. A device of the class described comprising a box-like structurecontaining two compartments arranged side by side, a cover closing saidbox-like structure, one of said compartments forming a match storagechamber, the ad acent compartment being provided for igniting matches, agrill in the adjacent compartment and a striking elenient located insaid compartment and spaced from the grill, a hinged trap door in thecover adapted to be opened by the insertion of a match, said coverhaving an opening therein adjacent the grill, a striker element in thecompartment containing the grill, a channel in said cover, and anoff-set cut-out portion on one end of said channel adapted to receivethe head of a match for insertion into one of the compartments to 10ignite said match on the striking element and permit moving of the matchfrom the striking element to the position in front of the grill.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

HENRY LAI-INDORFF.

